3A Foorball Scores Nov. 3

Seneca-Nemaha Centraol (9-0) defeated Wathena-Riverside (4-5) 56-12.
Wellsville (7-2 defeated Erie (3-6 63-0
Pittsburgh-St Marys Colgan (7-2) defeated Mound Cit-Jayhawk Linn (5-4) 48-6.
Neodesha (8-1) defeated Cherryvale (8-2) 31-26
Silver Lake (9-1)  defeated Easton-Pleasant Ridge (8-1) 49-0
Sabetha (5-4) defeated Centrailia (5-4) 42-7.
Galena ((6-3 defeated Caney Valley (5-4) 41-21.
Wichita Independent (3-9)  defeated Cheney (7-2) 17-13.
Halstead ((9-0) defeated Southeast of Saline ((7-2) 46.7.
Washington Co. (9-0) defeated Beloit (7-2) 44-34.
Hoisington (9-0) defeated Cimarron (6-3) 76-19.
Wichita Collegiate (9-0) defeated Conway Springs (6-3) 63-6.
Gardem Plain (8-1) defeated Hesston Hill 22-21 in OT.
Norton (7-2) defeated Marysille (4-5) 37.0
Scott City (9-0) defeated Lyons (3-6) 54-0.

RHS Dance Team Performing

    Here is a video clip of the RHS Dance Team performing at the half time of the RHS Maur Hill game.
http://thecube.com/highlight/dance-team-333888

Dawgs Defeat Maur Hill

    The Dawgs easily handled Maur Hill on Tue night, Nov. 3, defeating them 49-0 on the Rossville field.   The Dawgs jumped out to a 42- half time lead and let the reserves play most of the second half.  
    The next game for the Dawgs will be against undefeated Nemaha Cenral Saturday evening on their field.

Computer Football Predictions

    The Capital Journal computer has made the following 3A predictions in the Nov. 3 first round of playoffs toward the state championship. The sixteen first round winners will play on Sat.,  Nov. 7.

       Favorite Point difference Underdog

84.5 Beloit 8.1 WASHINGTON COUNTY 76.4

67.7 CHENEY 16.8 Wichita Independent 50.9

67.2 Cherryvale 6.3 NEODESHA 60.9

80.5 COLGAN 54.1 Jayhawk-Linn 26.4

83.2 GALENA 17.2 Caney Valley 66

92.4 HALSTEAD 10.8 SE-Saline 81.6

91.4 HESSTON 14.5 Garden Plain 76.9

91.5 HOISINGTON 23.9 Cimarron 67.6

87.1 NEMAHA CENTRAL 17.1 Riverside 70

91.4 NORTON 33.8 Marysville 57.6

105.8 ROSSVILLE 44.6 Maur Hill-Mt. Academy 61.2

82.6 SABETHA 0.8  Centralia 81.8

106.8 SCOTT CITY 55.1 Lyons 51.7

100.3 Silver Lake 44.4 PLEASANT RIDGE 55.9

81.9 Wellsville 57 ERIE 24.9

105.1 WICHITA COLLEGIATE 28.1 Conway Springs 77

CJ 3A Football Rankings

      Team (last week) record

1. Rossville (1) 9-0

2. Halstead (2) 9-0

3. Scott City (3) 9-0

4. Wichita Collegiate (5) 9-0

5. Nemaha Central (NR) 9-0

Others — Beloit 7-2, Cheney 7-2, Cherryvale 8-1, Cimarron 6-3, Colgan 7-2, Galena 6-3, Garden Plain 8-1, Hesston 8-1, Hoisington 9-0, Maur Hill 6-2, Neodesha 8-1, Norton 7-2, Pleasant Ridge 8-1, SE-Saline 7-2, Silver Lake 8-1, Washington County 9-0, Wellsville 7-2.

Notes — For a half, the War on 24 showdown between Rossville and Silver Lake was a back-and-forth affair, each team trading blows. Then Bulldawg QB Tucker Horak took over. The senior ran for 292 of his 384 yards in the second half, busting three touchdown runs of 70-plus yards and finishing with a combined 518 rushing and passing yards and eight total touchdowns.

KPreps 3A Football Rankings

#1 ROSSVILLE (9-0)

Last: beat rival Silver Lake 56-35 in the "War on 24"Rossville quarterback Tucker Horak rushed for 384 yards and seven touchdowns as his team broke open a close game at halftime to beat Silver Lake, 56-35. Horak also passed for 134 yards; including a touchdown pass to Jacob Bradshaw just before halftime that gave the Bulldawgs a 21-17 lead at the intermission. Rossville and Silver Lake began the second half by trading a pair of touchdowns. Hunter Howerton pulled the Eagles within 35-29 in the third quarter before Horak broke consecutive touchdown runs of 75, 76, and 43 yards. Dawson Hammes added 100 yards on the ground for Rossville.
Next: Tuesday vs. Maur Hill-Mount Academy (6-2) in first round of 3A playoffs

#2 WICHITA COLLEGIATE (9-0)

Last: won at Douglass 67-0Collegiate cruised to a district championship with a 67-0 win over Douglass. Nathan Burgoyne rushed for 138 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Spartans. Collegiate has shut out five opponents and scored at least 60 points in five of their games this season.
Next: Tuesday vs. Conway Springs (6-3) in first round of 3A playoffs

#3 SCOTT CITY (9-0)

Last: beat Cimarron 48-6Scott City scored 21 points in the first quarter to jump on Cimarron in a 48-6 victory. Cooper Griffith rushed for 177 yards and three touchdowns on 14 carries to lead the Beavers. Quarterback Bo Hess tossed a 46-yard touchdown pass to Justin Faurot.
Next: Tuesday vs. Lyons (3-6) in first round of 3A playoffs

#4 HALSTEAD (9-0)

Last: beat Hutchinson Trinity 34-8Halstead scored in each quarter in beating Hutchinson Trinity 34-8. Eli McKee threw a pair of short touchdowns passes and added 68 yards on the ground. Tony Morris, Daniel Fulgham and Chase VanSteenburg each rushed for a touchdown. VanSteenburg also caught one of McKee's touchdown passes.
Next: Tuesday vs. Southeast of Saline (7-2) in first round of 3A playoffs

#5 SILVER LAKE (8-1)

Last: lost 56-35 to No. 1 Rossville

Silver Lake trailed Rossville 21-17 at halftime, but the Bulldawgs eventually pulled away for a 56-35 win. Rossville quarterback Tucker Horak rushed for 384 yards and 7 touchdowns in the game. Hunter Howerton pulled the Eagles within 35-29 in the third quarter before Horak broke consecutive touchdown runs of 75, 76, and 43 yards. Silver Lake quarterback Dalton Dultmeier passed for 300 yards and four touchdowns. Keenan Baird had 121 receiving yards and three touchdown catches for the Eagles.
Next: Tuesday vs. Pleasant Ridge (8-1) in first round of 3A playoffs

Others Considered: Garden Plain (8-1), Hesston (8-1), Hoisington (9-0), Nemaha Central (9-0), Norton (7-2), St. Mary's Colgan (7-2), Washington County (9-0)

Taylor Bittner At 3A State CC

RHS junior Taylor Bittner competed in her first state cross country meet on Sat.. She placed 52nd out of 106 runners finishing the 5K race in 22.52.8.

No TIGER Funding For Bridge

    When the Federal Govt handed out the $500 million in TIGER grants,  the Willard Bridge was not on the list.  However,  the County Commissioners still have the bridge as a priority.  See video about the bridge funding at:
http://ksnt.com/2015/10/29/federal-money-for-willard-bridge-replacement-not-included-in-tiger-grant/

Adrienne Olejnik To Run For House

After a recent appointment to the Rossville City Council, community library director Adrienne Olejnik announced her candidacy for the Kansas House this week.

Tuesday Night Playoff Pairings.

Centralia (5-4) at Sabetha (5-4)

Silver Lake (8-1) at Pleasant Ridge (8-1)

Erie (3-6) at Wellsville (7-2)

Cherryvale (8-1) at Neodesha (8-1)

Riverside (4-5) at Nemaha Central (9-0)

Maur Hill (6-2) at Rossville (9-0)

Jayhawk-Linn (5-4) at Colgan (7-2)

Caney Valley (5-4) at Galena (6-3)

Wichita Independent (3-6) at Cheney (7-2)

Southeast-Saline (7-2) at Halstead (9-0)

Beloit (7-2) at Washington County (9-0)

Cimarron (6-3) at Hoisington (9-0)

Conway Springs (6-3) at Wichita Collegiate (9-0)

Garden Plain (8-1) at Hesston (8-1)

Marysville (4-5) at Norton (7-2)

Lyons (3-6) at Scott City (9-0)

    You can see the complete 3A brackets for the state playoffs at:
http://kshsaa.org/Public/ScoreCenter/Brackets/Football/3A.cfm?Activity=1

      In the second round,  on Sat. Nov.7,  Rossville will play the winner of the Riverside-Nemaha Central game. Nemaha is also undefeated.    If they progress far enough,  Rossville and Silver Lake will again meet in the semi-finals.  Halstead, Wichita Collegiate, and Scott City are all on the other half of the bracket and only one of them will face Rossville or Silver Lake in the final.

War On 24 Video

    A nice KSNT video on the War On 24 can be viewed at:
http://ksnt.com/2015/10/29/rossville-wins-war-on-24-horak-runs-past-silver-lake/
    Another nice video can be seen at:
http://www.wibw.com/sports/headlines/Tucker-Horaks-huge-night-leads-Rossville-past-Silver-Lake--338613672.html

Horak Leads Dawgs To Mid-East Title

From the Capital Journal
By Brent Maycock.
At some point, there are no longer words.
At least that was the position Rossville coach Derick Hammes found himself in when asked to describe the display his senior quarterback, All-Stater Tucker Horak, put on in Thursday night’s War on 24 showdown with rival Silver Lake.
He was speechless, and likely so was anyone else who witnessed a performance for the ages in a series that has seen more than its share of incredible performances. If anything, all one could muster was simply a ‘Wow.’
In an offensive shootout, Horak was a howitzer. The Bulldawg senior busted three touchdown runs of 70-plus yards in the second half alone and finished with an astonishing 384 yards and seven rushing touchdowns as Rossville posted its third straight win over the Eagles with a 56-35 win.
The defending 3A champion Bulldawgs (9-0) capped a second straight undefeated regular season and captured their third straight Mid-East League title while handing No. 4 Silver Lake its first loss (8-1).
“What do I say?” Hammes said. “He’s a humble kid and a team-first guy. For his first eight football games, he hasn’t had much opportunity to shine because we’ve had such lop-sided scores. He got to play a full one tonight and show what he can do.”
Mind you, Horak had rushed for 1,405 yards and thrown for 1,250 yards entering Thursday’s game, including a huge 353-yard rushing game against Rock Creek. But Thursday’s performance was different, coming against a team that had done reasonably well in bottling Horak up a year ago in two meetings, holding him to 277 yards rushing and just three touchdowns in two games.
And in the first half of Thursday’s game, the Eagles were effective in keeping Horak from busting big plays with his feet. He did run for 92 yards and two touchdowns in the half, but the scoring runs were from 8 and 3 yards.
But with Rossville clinging to a tight 21-17 halftime lead, Horak took over the second half and one big play was all it took to get him going.
On Rossville’s first possession of the second half, Horak appeared to get stopped at the line of scrimmage on a third and 2 at their own 23. Instead, he shook off the initial hits, popped to the outside and outraced the Eagle defense for a 77-yard score.
“We knew they are sound and swarm hard to the ball,” Horak said. “I just made something happen and that was really all there was to it.”
It was only the beginning of Horak’s monster half. After Silver Lake answered his touchdown with a 60-yard scoring pass from Dalton Dultmeier to Keenan Baird, Rossville needed just four plays to go 75 yards with Horak scoring from 7 yards out.
When Silver Lake answered again with a touchdown run from Hunter Howerton, Horak responded with a 75-yard touchdown burst on the Bulldawgs’ next offensive play. He later added fourth-quarter touchdown runs of 76 and 43 yards to put the Eagles away and cap a half where he ran for 292 yards and five touchdowns.
“He’s not an All-State player for no reason,” Silver Lake coach C.J. Hamilton said. “You look back and thin about some missed tackles, but that’s easier said than done against him. He has a lot to do with that.”
Perhaps Horak’s biggest drive of the game, however, came just before halftime. Silver Lake spent the first half not only trading blows with Rossville, but getting in an extra punch or two and took a 17-14 lead with 2:49 left in the half on a 31-yard touchdown pass from Dultmeier to Baird.
But Horak led the Bulldawgs on a to-the-script, two-minute march, completing one pass after another to Christian Roduner on the sidelines before finding Jacob Bradshaw for a 12-yard touchdown pass with 28 seconds left in the half that gave Rossville the 21-17 lead at the break.
“That kind of talks about what kind of rounded player he is,” Hammes said. “He handled that well and there was no panic at all. For us to move down the field and seize a little momentum before half was just big.”
Dultmeier had a huge night as well, throwing for 299 yards and four touchdowns. Baird hauled in three of the scores and finished with 121 yards receiving. Horak also threw for 134 yards.
Rossville also clinched the Class 3A District 4 title and will play host to Maur Hill in next Tuesday’s playoff opener. Silver Lake will travel to Pleasant Ridge for the first round of the playoffs.
Rossville (9-0)      7   14   22  13 — 56
Silver Lake (8-1) 10    7   12     6 — 35
Ross — Horak 8 run (Nascimento kick)
SL — Howerton 18 pass from Dultmeier (Martin kick)
SL — Martin 26 field goal
Ross — Horak 3 run (Nascimento kick)
SL — K. Baird 31 pass from Dultmeier (Martin kick)
Ross — Bradshaw 12 pass from Horak (Nascimento kick)
Ross — Horak 77 run (Nascimento kick)
SL — K. Baird 60 pass from Dultmeier (kick failed)
Ross — Horak 7 run (Nascimento kick)
SL — Howerton 4 run (kick failed)
Ross — Horak 75 run (Roduner pass from Horak)
Ross — Horak 76 run (Nascimento kick)
Ross — Horak 43 run (kick failed)
SL — K. Baird 22 pass from Dultmeier (run failed)
GAME IN FIGURES
                        Ross                SL
First downs        25                 22
Rushes-yards  41-484           30-109
Passing              134               299
Comp-Att-Int14-21-0         18-33-0
Punts               2-32.5           3-23.3
Fumbles-lost     0-0                0-0
Penalties-yds   6-72               6-50
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING — Rossville: Horak 27-384, Hammes 12-100, Balch 1-0, Roduner 1-0. Silver Lake: Dultmeier 11-39, Howerton 15-61, C. Baird 3-11, K. Baird 1-minus 2.
PASSING — Rossville: Horak 14-21-0, 134 yards. Silver Lake: Dultmeier 18-33-0, 299 yards.
RECEIVING — Rossville: Roduner 7-53, Hammes 3-41, Schumacher 2-13, Bradshaw 2-28. Silver Lake: Wagner 3-32, K. Baird 4-121, Howerton 1-18, Wolfley 6-84, C. Baird 2-31, Honas 2-13.

Dawgs Lead At Half, Dominate In 2nd

    The Dawgs took the opening kickoff and marched the length of the Silver Lake field for an early 7-0 lead.  But,  the Eagles did the same thing to tie the game.  The Dawgs next drive stalled and they had to punt to the Eagles  who moved the ball down to near the goal but had to settle for a field goal.  The eagles were up 10-7 at the end of the first.
    In the second quarter, The Dawgs went up 14-10,  but the Eagles weere not intimidated and marched down the field to go ahead 17-14 with about 1 1/2 minutes left in the half.  Using the clock wisely,  the Dawgs moved down the field and with several sideline passes  to Christian Roduner being the main method of movement.  With 28 seconds left in the half,  Tucker Horak hit Jacob Bradford for a pass in the end zone to take a 21-17 lead at the half.
     The Dawgs  offense  started to dominate in the third quarter while their defense stopped the Eagle running game and forced them to pass.   Horak was able to keep the Dawgs offense on the ground most of the second half as he made several long runs that eventually stretched the lead to a 21 point margin.    Tucker had a career night with 384 yards on the ground,  partially because it was the first game he was able to play the full four quarters.
     
Ro      7      14      22      13      56
SL     10       7      12        6      35

Norma (Fawl) Brace (42) Passes Away

      Norma Jean Brace, age 91, of Topeka passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2015 in Topeka.       Norma Jean was born September 24, 1924 in rural Jackson County the daughter of George Fawl and Winifred Bird Fawl. She graduated from Rossville High School in 1942. She married Joseph N. Brace June 7, 1947 in Topeka. She attended various Methodist churches her entire life where she was active in the choir. Norma previously taught school in a one room schoolhouse in Willard, KS. She later worked for a short time at the Santa Fe Railroad. Norma Jean loved music and cherished her time in the church choirs. She also enjoyed collecting porcelain turtles. 
She was preceded in death by her husband Joseph October 4, 1997; a stillborn son, Timothy Joseph Brace January 20, 1957; a son, Kevin Francis Brace, April 10, 1977 and a sister, Geraldine Huske. Survivors include her son, Greggory Brace of Topeka; two daughters, Cheryl Herman (Mike) of Topeka and Sandra Murphy of Glendale, AZ; nine grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren and one great great grandson. 
      Memorial visitation will be Monday, November 2, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at the Davidson Funeral Home. 
      Private inurnment will be at the Rossville Cemetery. Online condolences and full obituary may be seen at davidsonfuneral.com.